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BabyZone takes your questions about getting pregnant, being pregnant, and parenting to experts at the top of their fields and shares their informative answers. Meet our expert panel.
Beth M. Iovinelli, RN, BSN, IBCLC
Beth M. Iovinelli, RN, BSN, IBCLC, has worked as a maternal child health nurse in both labor and delivery and post partum since 1994. She has written for various newsletters and websites, taught thousands of parents, and trained nurses, doctors, and nutritionists. In 2004, she contributed to the Don't Panic Pregnancy book (Lyons Press) written by Emmy Award-winning producer Judy Morris. Iovinelli works as a maternal child health educator and lactation consultant at Norwalk Hospital in Norwalk, Connecticut, and is currently being featured in the Newborn Channel's latest breastfeeding program, Breast is Best, which is broadcast in more than 1,000 hospitals nationwide.
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Boston IVF
Preconception and Fertility
Dr. Michael M. Alper is the Medical Director at Boston IVF, which has one of the nation's largest and most experienced groups of reproductive endocrinologists. Affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston IVF offers the full range of fertility treatment services including specialized psychology for fertility-related issues. Dr. Alper is an Assistant Clinical Professor of OB/GYN and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School, where he also completed a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed publications and has presented at many fertility conferences.
Dr. Gerard M. DiLeo
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Gerard M. DiLeo is a board certified obstetrician-gynecologist who has been in private practice since 1981
and has served as Chief of the
Medical Staff at Lakeview Regional Medical Center in greater New Orleans. Dr. DiLeo's new book The
Anxious Parents' Guide to Pregnancy is now available.
Dr. Karen Sadler
Pediatrics
Dr. Karen Sadler is a board certified pediatrician who has been working in the Boston area for thirteen years. She completed her medical studies at Harvard Medical School in 1988 and went on to her residency at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Boston. The mother of three, Dr. Sadler is committed to healthcare for the underprivileged, as well as medical education. She is an associate instructor of pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine and sits on numerous committees including the Massachusetts State Women Infant Child Program.
Inger Hustrulid, RD LDN
Family Nutrition
Inger Hustrulid, RD LDN, is a registered dietitian who has worked for over a decade with children on issues of nutrition and weight management. She is the founder and Head Dietitian of Foundations Family Nutrition, Inc., a Cambridge, MA-based company providing counseling to families on healthy eating habits, weight reduction and management, and fitness. She is also the principal dietitian for the pediatric obesity intervention program of the PPOC, a group of pediatricians affiliated with Children's Hospital in Boston. Previously, she was a dietitian in the Optimal Weight for Life program at Children's, and conducted research at Children's and at Harvard Medical School to identify effective weight loss solutions for children.
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